Part Five, Box of Rain, Chapters 15-16, Box of Rain, Mazama Summary and Analysis

Cheryl experiences an extreme change in weather at the beginning of chapter 15, as it is now rainy and cold. She celebrates when she finally reaches Oregon and she fantasizes about her next resupply box because it contains a large sum of money and "regular" clothes. While hitching a ride into Ashland, Cheryl learns that Jerry Garcia died but is unable to focus on anything else when she realizes that her resupply box has not arrived and that she is low on money.

Cheryl goes back to the post office and finds that her box was there all along. After eating dinner, Cheryl and Stacy head out to the Jerry Garcia festivities. It is there that she meets Jonathan, a slightly older...